Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

soma distance down Michigan avenue, and
there was no hope of, Of getting getting, it it
go away. Those on the platform ut the Presi-
dents back pressing forward, climbing
over chairs, crushing tnbles, and hurting each
other to the floor in their engerness to get
nearer to tho citys distinguished guest The
only possible way to bring the tunult to a
close was the one seized upon. The President
and Mayor Roche descended to the street and
elbowed their way through the cheering mass
to whore the carriage stood. They then entered
it and were driven away us rapidly as the
crowds would permit.
The decorations along the line of march were
profuse, magnificent, imposing The sunshine
OF tho perfect day elinted and flashed across the
that were displayed in bewillering confusion
from every point OF vantage. 1t wouli be nlnni-
testify impossible to give i'll detail u description
| of all of the elaborate and beautiful decora-
| tions
Mrs Cleveland was taken i'll aud left her car
| riage before the reviewing stand was renched
| The PRESIDENT was driven to the Palmer House
after reviewing the procession, whore he was
| pleased to find that Mrs G. had completely re-
covered from her temporary prostratlon. After
| lunching, Mr.. Cleyeland gave a reception ut the
| Palmer House. Ho was plainly dressed in an
| English worsted bluck coat tightly buttoned
around him, black broadcloth trousers, and
| congress CATERS. An old-fashioned turned
down collur surrounded his neck, to which was
attached ready-made tie of black silk. In
| his loft hand was II handkerchief of generous
| proportions and snowy whitencss. Taking up d
position to the wight OF the staircase he waited
Il moment to allow the ladies who were to re-
ceiYe to step into the beautifully decorated
| rendezvous lartitioned off for their comfort.
Mrs. Cleveland was given n chair beside a
| huge pillow to the right, and for the first bali
hour of the reception remained seated. BY her
| side stood Gen Breckenridge ana Judge Tuley,
| while gathered about her i'll different positions
| were the ladies comprising the reception COM
mittee Each was provided with huge
| bouquet Of rare flowers.
| Musical selections were rendered by the regi-
mental band overhead during the entire time the
| President received
During the progress of the levee the jam in
| the Palmer House was immense. Ii the crush
| inside the building WIS exciting the jam out
side near the ladies entrance was actually
| terrible. Monroe street from! state to Wabash
avenue was actually choked III. 1t was not q
loose, moving crowd, but literally q solid mass
OF human flesh. Its size made it brutal.
| Women and children We're sucked into this
shifting mass only to find that they could
mother advance nor RETREAT Husbands were
separated from their wives, and children wete
and only saved from being trampled to death
by some strong fellow taking compassion on
them
Every few minutes men fought their way out
! of the crowd carrying children whom they did
not know what to do with when they got out.
The women i'll the crowd began to faint. An
epidemic of faints seemed at hand. Women i'll
different parts of the crowd shrieked nd
swooned away. They could not full because
tic crowd was so dense.
When the first woman tainted Champagne
bottle 1illel With ice water whs lowered from
IN upper story of the Palmer House by q cord.
The crush WIS S great that water could not be
taken to the sufferer any other way. Later.
pitchers of water acre lowered with ropes.
The scene viewed from the roof of the bl!ld-
ngs opposite the Palmer House was Il strange
one. 1t WAS perfect sea of black hats NTH
here and there /; bit of rubber or gay feather
bobong about like painted buoy, nnd indicat-
ing tie presence of frightened woman.
AS the reception progressed the crush srew
worse and worse. Men trampled on weak women
and children, ind squeezed and packed then in
and around the entrance door like figs i'll u Jox,
until ut last, overcome by the heat, the lness-
ure, and excitement, first one, then another
until nearly two hundred had tainted and
been borne out of the crowds on the Shout
ders OF strong men or passed along
until they reached a door or window of some
building where they We're taken IN and restored
to consciousness. About forty faintng ladies'
twenty-five of whom were handed in through
the front windows. Others were taken into the
basement. the drug stores, bathrooms, back
alleys, and everywhere and anywhere, Just
SO n breathing space could be found where
restorutives could be administered.
AT about 80 p. Lieutenant Fitzpatrick OF
the central detail came hurredly into :he
hotel and advised the committee that the
crowd outside was increasing at Il rapid rate
Ind he had been advised that num-
Der of serious accidents had occurred in the
| crowd and several ladies' had tainted 10
an inquiry by Mr.. Fuller Lieutenant Fitzpatrick
said that i'll his judgment serious injury would
result unless the crowd wns MT once dispersed,
and it WAS decided to have Mr.. and Mrs CleTe.
: land show themselves from the windows of the
hotel and end the promiscuous hand shaking
until evening. when another nStnllment was to
be gone through with for three more hours.
Cheer after cheer went up from the crowd
ParGsols We're waved, hats and handkerchief